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• plural of vampire.

vampires

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1. Originally part of central European folklore, they now appear in horror stories as living corpses who need to feed on human blood. A vampire will leave his coffin at night, disguised as a great bat, to seek his innocent victims, bite their necks with his long, sharp teeth, and suck their blood.

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The most famous vampire is Count Dracula, from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.

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Pajak’s Sam must drive home the lesson that the real vampires are those creatures who try to steal your true soul — your individuality.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

“We don’t know how they were doing business—and now we want to come in and supplant them as the new vampires sucking out wealth,” Naranjo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

After his arrest he protested his innocence, but during his two-week trial it emerged that he was obsessed with vampires and wanted to become one in a quest for immortality.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Like their immortal counterparts, these two thoroughly enjoy their work, and they especially delight in knowing their vampires go against the grain of the type of bloody romance 20- and 30-something viewers were raised with.

From Salon ● May 26, 2024

“Ugh, no, Harry won’t want one of those, they’re for vampires, I expect,” Hermione was saying.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling